Every Home for Christ works to bring humanitarian
and development activities to those needed around the world.
For project details please see the Annual Report on this website.

India

Our projects in India include education, income generation, health activities and vocational training.
Funded by Every Home for Christ/Every Home Global Concern supporters. A Community Development program based around primary school education, vocational training in sewing for women and a micro-enterprise program of helping poverty-stricken rickshaw pullers own their own rickshaw, is helping improve the lives of poor communities in Bangladesh and India, giving priority to girls and those of a low caste.

We are delighted to report that, as a result of this program in 2017:

1200 boys and girls in 4 primary schools in Bangladesh and 200 children in India have received a basic education, school uniforms, daily lunches, access to clean water and toilets and new clothes at Christmas.

274 village women have been trained in sewing and embroidery skills, enabling them to earn an income, often at a clothing factory.

50 men and women saved enough money to provide half the cost of a sewing machine or rickshaw and we provided the balance. This has enabled the women to do tailoring from their home, increasing their family income and improving their lives.

Rickshaw pullers have been able to pay off their debts, pay back 50% of the rickshaw, leave the slums, provide an education for their children and start businesses.

Education in health and nutrition education has been provided for 1200 boys and girls and their families resulting in more hygienic practices and less sickness.Support India ProjectsSponsor a Child

Bangladesh

Malawi

Food security projects with training, income generation, health training.
funded both by Every Home for Christ/Every Home Global Concern and by the Australian government (DFAT). Both projects have in 2017 completed the last year of a 5
year program and have commenced another 5 year program in villages determined by local governments as being in need.

We are delighted to report that, as a result of the program just completed:

1,500 households have become food secure eating 3 meals a day (100% compared to 14% 5 years ago)

2,503 people reported increased incomes

63 shallow wells have been installed, giving 6,432 people access to safe water

26 pit-toilets were built for village communities

7,697 people were educated in health and hygiene practices

500 treated mosquito nets were distributed to families to help prevent Malaria

Resulting in –
• a 93% reduction in Malaria in the Malawi villages and a 56% reduction in the Zambia villages
• a 97% reduction in diarrhoea in the Malawi villages and a 66% reduction in the Zambia village

Zambia

Now included in some villages are Supplementary Feeding Centres for orphaned pre-school children as well as village income generating groups where men and women are taught how to save money and borrow from the pool of funds to increase their small businesses. This is having phenomenal results and the people are so excited!

Ethiopian Prison Ministry

This program focuses on 9 prisons in Ethiopia to help Ethiopian prisoners improve their lives while in prison and prepare them for life after imprisonment.
This includes education in health and sanitation, literacy, skills training, health and HIV/Aids education.

As a result we are delighted to report that in 2017 –
352 prisoners (men and women) were trained in brick-making, welding, tailoring, grinding and irrigation
One prison school was built to educate the children of prisoners as in Ethiopia, when a mother is sent to jail, her children come with her.

Accreditation

Every Home Global Concern Australia is an active member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and adheres to the ACFID Code of Conduct, which defines minimum standards of governance, management and accountability of development for member non-government organisations (NGOs). Complaints relating to a breach of the ACFID Code of Conduct can be made to the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee.